On May 11, 2017 Synthetic Biologics, Inc. a late-stage clinical company developing therapeutics that preserve the microbiome to protect and restore the health of patients, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Breakthrough Therapy Designation for SYN-004 (ribaxamase)for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection.

SYN-004 (ribaxamase) is the Company’s first-in-class oral enzyme designed to protect the gut microbiome from disruption caused by certain intravenous (IV) beta-lactam antibiotics.

The Breakthrough Therapy Designation is based on data from the successful Phase 2b clinical trial of ribaxamase, which met its primary endpoint of significantly reducing CDI. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation is intended to expedite development and review timelines when preliminary clinical evidence indicates that a drug may demonstrate substantial improvement on one or more clinically significant endpoints over available therapies for serious or life threatening diseases. If approved by the FDA, SYN-004 (ribaxamase) would be the first available drug designed to prevent Clostridium difficile infection by protecting the gut microbiome from antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis.

“We are delighted by the FDA’s recognition of ribaxamase’s potential to prevent CDI, and the dire need to fill the current void of an approved intervention,” said Jeffrey Riley, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Following this announcement, we have been asked and anticipate requesting a Type-B multidisciplinary meeting with the Agency for a comprehensive discussion on the overarching, high-level drug development plan and pathway to licensure for ribaxamase. We look forward to working closely with the FDA throughout the development and review process and remain dedicated to bringing this potentially paradigm-shifting approach to antibiotic therapy to patients in critical need.”

Live Broadcast On Tuesday, May 16th Join us with our guest, Dr. Joseph Sliman, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer of Synthetic Biologics. Dr. Sliman will be discussing the protection of the natural gut microbiome from the unintended consequences of intravenous (IV) antibiotics which are excreted into the gut is expected to protect against opportunistic enteric infections. Synthetic Biologics is developing two microbiome-focused drug candidates in Phase 3 development including, SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to protect the gut microbiome by degrading certain IV beta-lactam antibiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), pathogenic
overgrowth and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, and SYN-010 which is intended to reduce the impact of methane producing organisms in the gut microbiome to treat an underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).

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